Former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks told U.S. lawmakers that U.S. President Donald Trump was not joking in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopolis..about his readiness to accept derogatory information on political opponents from a foreign government. That’s what a congressional interview transcript released on Thursday showed. Democrats say the transcript cites 155 instances in which lawyers from the White House and Justice Department blocked her from answering. Earlier on Thursday, an expert witness told the committee at a public hearing that Trump’s remarks to ABC could violate the presidential oath of office and provide evidence for any future impeachment inquiry.

In an annual survey from the National Amusement Park Historical Association, Kennywood came away with four honors…including favorite steel coaster. We spoke with Kennywood spokesman Nick Paradise earlier this morning….

This was the National Amusement Park Historical Association’s 33rd annual Amusement Park and Attractions Survey.

Civil liberties advocates say a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania’s Constitution to ensure the rights of crime victims may actually end up harming both victims and people accused of crimes. Andrea Sears reports…

State lawmakers and activists rallied at the Capitol in Harrisburg today in support of legislation that would legalize adult use of cannabis in Pennsylvania. As Don Rooney reports, they say legalization would not only help the state financially, but would correct past injustices….

 

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Top Pennsylvania lawmakers are assembling a budget package that’s due ahead of the July 1 start of the fiscal year, but behind-the-scenes disagreements remain and rank-and-file lawmakers are awaiting details. The first votes on budget legislation are expected Monday. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature are staying quiet about their disagreements as hundreds of pages of budget legislation are being drafted.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a street shooting in eastern Pennsylvania that left 10 people wounded. Allentown police say 20-year-old city resident Angelo Luis Rivera is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and other offenses. He was expected to make a court appearance early Friday, and it wasn’t known if he’s retained an attorney. The shooting outside the Deja Vu nightclub in Allentown occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday.

THE ALIQUIPPA SCHOOL BOARD HAS ADOPTED ITS 2019-2020 BUDGET. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is siding with a Pennsylvania woman in a case that gives citizens another way to pursue claims when they believe states and local governments have harmed their property rights. The high court ruled Friday in the case of Rose Mary Knick.

WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ON A STORY THAT WE FIRST REPORTED ON YESTERDAY MORNING: POLICE NOW SAY THAT A MONACA MAN ACCUSED OF WAVING A GUN IN ALIQUIPPA EARLIER THIS MONTH…WAS FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER MAN…OVER A WOMAN. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS THE UPDATE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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AN OHIO MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH STEALING GUITARS FROM A HOME IN BEAVER COUNTY. POLICE SAY 20-YEAR-OLD DILLON SWOGGER OF NILES, OHIO STOLE THREE GUITARS – ONE ACOUSTIC AND TWO ELECTRIC – VALUED AT MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM AN INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP HOME AND SOLD THEM TO A MUSIC STORE IN CALCUTTA, OHIO. POLICE IDENTIFIED SWOGGER FROM A PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY THE STORE OWNER. THE VICTIM HAD TO PAY $415 TO GET HIS GUITARS BACK FROM THE STORE. SWOGGER HAS A PRELIMINARY HEARING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY IN BEAVER COUNTY COURT.